I used to love wearing sarees and cottons were always my fav but somewhere along the way I stopped making the effort. When I wrote about 100 Day Saree pact (read here), I realised how much I miss wearing them. Also, when we did the shoot for that article at Old Fort in Delhi, I realised how much I’m missing out on what Delhi has to offer. So I couldn’t resist when Arun, who’s passionate about photography and Delhi’s monuments, suggested that we go to Chandni Chowk.
A bit of royalty
We shot at the recently renovated Haveli Dharampura, Nau Ghar, in crowded lanes and in front of all the colorful doors. Haveli Dharampura is beautiful and sanitised, where we were served sanitised version of Paranthe waali gali deep fried paranthas, while rest of Chandni Chowk is dirty, very dirty.
When we couldn’t locate the Haveli, a resident walked with us to show us the way. When he overheard me crib about how dirty the lanes are, he poignantly said, “yahi asli dilli hai”.
Intricate work at so many entrances
We were offered a hearty portion of kheer by a pandit when we stopped to click a pic near a temple. And the shopkeepers of a small zari shop, emptied it for us so that we could get a good clean shot. The place left me disturbed yet very warm despite all the chaos, commotion and utter madness and of course we managed to get some very good shots.
We all have a bit Shahrukh in us
Visit it if you haven’t been there yet and find your own interpretation. The trip will leave you with lots of thoughts.
The beautiful aangan at the Haveli
A beautiful red dhakai cotton saree that I borrowed from a close friend
Arun’s fav pic
Dilapidated
Painted
The zari shop
with Arun at top of the Haveli, Jama Masjid at the backdrop
11 Comments
Loved it.
Thanks 🙂
Wow! You look stunning!
Wow thanks so much Shilpa 🙂
Nothing is more graceful than a saree.. 100 days pact sounds interesting. I want to try too. You look ethereal.Loved all the pics.
Thank you so much Ruchira 🙂 I’m not certain if I can follow through a 100 day commitment but do let me know in case you manage 🙂
Happily Starting tomorrow dear.. Let’s see 🙂
Wonderful. Every saree has a story to tell,and India is full of such wonderful stories.
Loved every pic.
Thank you so much Reena 🙂
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I liked the pictures a lot.. superb photography skills